India made
a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sourav Ganguly and Javagal
Srinath made way for Amay Khurasiya and Ajit Agarkar. Pakistan (Moham)made a
couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Yousuf and
Arshad Khan made way for Wajahatullah Wasti and Saleem Malik.
On winning the toss, Wasim Akram, Pakistan's skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 16. Shahid Afridi, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty balls into the match, Khurasiya and Nayan Mongia ran him out. Mongia left the field at this point. Rahul Dravid kept wicket.
Saeed Anwar, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 25. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Ajay Jadeja, India’s skipper. Agarkar broke the 18-run stand. Ijaz Ahmed, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Anil, who broke the 11-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair put on five. Inzamam-ul-Haq had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored four. Sixteen balls later, Kumble ran him out. When Mongia returned, Pakistan were 100 for the loss of four wickets, and the fifth-wicket pair had put on 50.
Wasti, whose 86-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 37. A hundred and thirteen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Agarkar broke the 60-run partnership. Malik, who faced 91 balls, scored 50. Eighty-four balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 73-run partnership.
The seventh-wicket pair put on a run. Akram, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, Jadeja ran him out. Although his innings included a boundary, Azhar Mahmood had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Robin Singh. Jadeja broke the 16-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Khan, whose 61-ball (Mo)innings included five boundaries, scored 54. Two dot ballS(uni)later, he was caught by Joshi off the bowling of Jadeja. Saqlain Mushtaq,who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Shoaib Akhtar, who faced a ball, scoring a couple.
India conceded 12 extras. Pakistan scored 205 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Joshi, who bowled seven overs, conceded 40. He was wicketless, as was Singh, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26.
Prasad and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter, whose spell included three maidens, conceded 27. Jadeja, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up two scalps, as did Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41.
Although his innings included a boundary, Khurasiya wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just five. Nineteen balls into the chase, Akhtar broke the 17-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 166. Sadagoppan Ramesh, the player of the match, scored 82. His 131-ball innings included eight boundaries. Two hundred and thirty-seven balls later, Anwar ran him out.
The third-wicket pair put on four. Dravid, whose 121-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 81. Half-a-dozen balls later, Wasti ran him out. Jadeja, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Four balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Akhtar broke the three-run stand.
Singh, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Vinod Kambli, who scored nine. His 13-ball innings included a boundary. Pakistan conceded 19 extras. India, who scored 206 for the loss of four wickets off 48.1 overs, won by six wickets with 11 balls to spare.
Wasti, who bowled a wicketless ball, conceded four. Afridi, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 32. Mushtaq, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 47. Akram and Mahmood bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden, apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 35. Akhtar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up two scalps.
On winning the toss, Wasim Akram, Pakistan's skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 16. Shahid Afridi, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty balls into the match, Khurasiya and Nayan Mongia ran him out. Mongia left the field at this point. Rahul Dravid kept wicket.
Saeed Anwar, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 25. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Ajay Jadeja, India’s skipper. Agarkar broke the 18-run stand. Ijaz Ahmed, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Anil, who broke the 11-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair put on five. Inzamam-ul-Haq had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored four. Sixteen balls later, Kumble ran him out. When Mongia returned, Pakistan were 100 for the loss of four wickets, and the fifth-wicket pair had put on 50.
Wasti, whose 86-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 37. A hundred and thirteen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Agarkar broke the 60-run partnership. Malik, who faced 91 balls, scored 50. Eighty-four balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 73-run partnership.
The seventh-wicket pair put on a run. Akram, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, Jadeja ran him out. Although his innings included a boundary, Azhar Mahmood had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Robin Singh. Jadeja broke the 16-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Khan, whose 61-ball (Mo)innings included five boundaries, scored 54. Two dot ballS(uni)later, he was caught by Joshi off the bowling of Jadeja. Saqlain Mushtaq,who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Shoaib Akhtar, who faced a ball, scoring a couple.
India conceded 12 extras. Pakistan scored 205 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Joshi, who bowled seven overs, conceded 40. He was wicketless, as was Singh, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26.
Prasad and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter, whose spell included three maidens, conceded 27. Jadeja, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up two scalps, as did Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41.
Although his innings included a boundary, Khurasiya wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just five. Nineteen balls into the chase, Akhtar broke the 17-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 166. Sadagoppan Ramesh, the player of the match, scored 82. His 131-ball innings included eight boundaries. Two hundred and thirty-seven balls later, Anwar ran him out.
The third-wicket pair put on four. Dravid, whose 121-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 81. Half-a-dozen balls later, Wasti ran him out. Jadeja, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Four balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Akhtar broke the three-run stand.
Singh, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Vinod Kambli, who scored nine. His 13-ball innings included a boundary. Pakistan conceded 19 extras. India, who scored 206 for the loss of four wickets off 48.1 overs, won by six wickets with 11 balls to spare.
Wasti, who bowled a wicketless ball, conceded four. Afridi, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 32. Mushtaq, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 47. Akram and Mahmood bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden, apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 35. Akhtar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up two scalps.
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